Posted October 9, 2012; 12:13 p.m.

by Staff

Author, poet and vocalist Fawzia Afzal-Khan will present a piece that explores contradictions in gender and culture, followed by a discussion with Jill Dolan, the Annan Professor in English, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in the Stewart Theater, 185 Nassau St. The event, which is free and open to the public, is part of the Fertile Crescent, a region-wide, multidimensional project featuring contemporary women artists from the Middle East and Middle East diaspora.